Events

Leadership Breakfast Series

Leadership Breakfast Series, co-sponsored with St. Mary’s University, is held from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP's Education Center.

The Leadership Breakfast Series is a monthly breakfast forum for business leaders to learn and explore a variety of dynamics impacting leadership. Speakers are experienced, knowledgeable professionals who engage the participants through their presentation and open dialogue. The seminars offer an opportunity to network with like-minded leaders.

Due to the popularity of our Leadership Breakfast series, reservations will be limited to the first 80 people who sign up, so please contact Jean LaPlante for questions.

Upcoming presentation:

February 2, 2012
7:30 - 7:45 am Continental Breakfast
7:45 - 9:00 am Seminar

"The 7 C's of Leadership"
Presenter: Dia Satori, author and CEO of Strategic Dreaming, Inc.

We are all leaders in some area of our life. How we lead matters, and developing our authentic leadership skills enables us to be more effective in our job, community and family. The 7 Cs of Leadership is a thought-provoking and humorous presentation with practical steps and ideas on becoming better leaders. It focuses on seven aspects of leadership:

1. Character - identifying our unique brand and embracing authenticity;
2. Cowlick - engaging our imagination and creativity;
3. Chicanery - finding the humor in every day;
4. Coup d'etat - taking charge; sometimes you just need to step up;
5. Currency - keeping the good energy flowing;
6. Cahoots - building social capital and partnering with others;
7. Celebration - acknowledging failure and success.

About the Presenter:

Dia Satori is CEO of Strategic Dreaming, Inc. and Director of Human Resources at a medical device company. She is adept at reinventing herself and has spent the majority of her business career in the medical device industry. She has extensive experience as an executive leadership coach, career strategist and peer mentoring facilitator. She authored and published C Sweets: Desserts from the Executive Suite, a collection of dessert recipes and stories from women leaders, and co-founded a multicultural media company. She is a recipient of the Woman to Watch award from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and the Woman on the Way award from NAWBO. She is actively involved in the American Red Cross-Twin Cities Chapter Tiffany Circle, womenwinning, Minnesota Women's Consortium, Honoring Women Worldwide, The Woman's Club of Minneapolis, and the White House Project Leadership Circle. She has a BA in Communications and an MA in Leadership.